If you have used the computer before you will be familiar with the Title Bar, Menus and Toolbar icons.

Click on the Menus (The words "File", "Edit", "View", "Insert" etc.) to pull down a list of menu options.

Move the mouse pointer  over the Toolbar icons to see a description of each icon pop up. For example, move the pointer over the "A" icon to the right of the second row:

These icon descriptions are summarised at the end of this page. Note that all the functions that the icons offer are also found amongst the pull-down menus.

The Input line displays the contents of any active cell. You do not use this input line to type data in the cell. To type data in a cell you just click on the cell and type the data. The input line is used to

1. Edit cell contents once they have already been entered in the cell - click on the cell you want to edit, then click on the input line and edit as if you are using a word processor.
2. Display formulas (the cell will display the value that results from the formula). For instance if the formula is =3+4, this formula will appear in the input line, while the value resulting from that formula (7) appears in the cell.

Rows are labelled with numbers (1, 2, 3 until 65 536)
Columns are labelled alphabetically (A, B, C until Z, then starting from AA, AB, AC etc. until IV)
Sheets - there are three sheets or equal size. These can be renamed.

The Draw toolbar offers a full range of drawing tools.

Summary of most important icons descriptions

	Open new blank Workbook		Text attributes
	Open Workbook		Currency 43 becomes R43.00
	Save Workbook		Percentage .45 becomes 45%
	Print		Decimal 43 becomes 43.00
	Print preview		Reduce decimal 22.28 becomes 22.3
	Spell check		Increase decimal 22.3 becomes 22.28
	Cut		Border line options
	Copy
	Paste
	Undo Redo		Cell Background colour
	Autosum (Adds values in a list)		Colour options click the
	Sort alphabetically
	Sort descending
	Chart wizard
	Draw tools		Text colour